The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-06
COERCION AND HOME RULE.
The Change of Venue Clause 10 be Retained.
Irishmen In Parliament. :.

ihe ShithEo OF Venue Clause 10 be Retained.
Irishmen In Parliament. l'.
LONDON, June 4.-ltis now certain that
Oh the main provisions OF tho Crimes bill,
Tue Cabinet may count upon msiotitieo
which, as rule, must bc expressed in
three figures, The radical Unionists NAV
abstain from tho division, but they will
not vote against tho Government. Even
40 regards the change Of venue, Il dozen mi
aeom improbable that tho Government
Will carry Its clause. The liberals Of Tho
nnioniat branch can suggest no sltera.
Tive; they have not genius amonpss
them, 1t would seem, to draw mn
recommendation that will not invoIva
oven greater dtlicrltiea than those which
Mr.. John Morley pointed out as Attending
tho transfer Of Irish trials 10 Englls6
courts, and to strike out the clauss Ia i'm.
possible. 1t 10 the one part OF the iii
which Is directly and unmistakably mint.
gu 10 the punishmont OF arsOn, moonlight.
lug and murder. To make provision ior
The punishment OF other ollsnsea and not
Tor these would DO ridiculous. So the
tenth clause, for which nobody had A
good word 10 say when It was introduced
aud explained, is rapidly rising in tbs ca.
tination Of members and seems likely.
alter all, TO be accepted as necessity.
Tho curious part Of the reaction Ia that
it has taken deep root amongst tho Par.
neilit.ea and radical Home Rulers, and IL
was said this afternoon that those pontle.
men Will oppose any proposition to elimi.
nate the clause. There is also airanus
reRction In Liberal and even Irish circlez
In favor Of the retention OF the Nstiopaliat
momhera ut Westminster. In an inter
view this evening, Leading Nationalist
member OF parliGment egid the clause in
Mr.. Gladstone's Home Rule bill, exc!ud-
ing Irish members from Westminster. ,was
not vital question. II the bill Ind pass.
ed the second reading and got into tho
committee stage, the Irish mombers would
undoubtedly. have accepted an amend
ment retaining them in the English Par.
liament. There would have been no se.
rious objections offered by the Irish mem.
bcrs TO thOir retontion NOR would there bs
now II tho bill should again bs intro.
duced. 4sEz -, 80
The Nationalist arc fully alive TO the
snHesings OF the democracy in England.
Scotland and Wales for reform legislation
and the measures for their relief which
MIR. Gladstone has in view could be more
rapidly pushed through Parliament with
the aid Of the eighty-six Irish yotcs than
without them. Some Of the Liberal-
unionisls who profess to have the welfare
Of the democracy at heart would without
doubt falter in their allegiance to Liberal
principles at the wide scope OF few OF Mr., Z
Glsdstone's proposed reforms, the same as
they did on the Irish question. Then the
want Of the Irish Democracy at Westmins-
ter, would be severely felt and tho Demo-
|crate Of England, Scotland and Walcs
would feel that grave mistake had been
made in not retaining the Irieh members
OF Westminster at least long enough TO
have secured the passsge Of relief meas. {
ures for the entire Democracy OF Great
Britain. Tho Irish members ara. willing
to make some sacrifices o5aid the Demo-
cracy in England, Scotland and Vale and
can oide their time as regards their at!
tendance at Weatminstsr. : ~ !. (.